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<br />\ <br />-1 <br /> <br />Dorothy Zehm <br />4028 North Fairview Avenue <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />March 15, 2001 <br /> <br />R F~ (~;' <br /> <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />4364 West Round Lake Rd. <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> <br />r, ~ ?, ') <br />ll.-", <br /> <br />, <br />1 :~< <br /> <br />7pn-: <br />C~'-) , <br /> <br />CiTY OF <br /> <br /> <br />Attention: Mayor and Council Members <br /> <br />Re: Proposed Sudivision of motel property at County Road E and Lexington Avenue. <br /> <br />It is alarming to me that the City is considering a proposal to subdivide this property, <br />eliminating the major portion of landscaping previously required for the hotel site. In <br />revie\-\-ing the hotel site plan, after the proposed lot split, the only landscaping <br />remaining on the motel portion of the site is the narrow strip along County Road E. <br />This, in no way, complies with the 25% required landscaping for the motel site, even <br />with the reduced parking at the eastern portion of the site. <br /> <br />I also question whether the retained number of parking spaces on the motel site is <br />adequate for the motel's needs, especially when the hotel hosts car shows, and similar <br />events, and during conventions and holidays (such as St. Patrick's Day) when parking, <br />even with the existing number of parking spaces, has proven to be inadequate. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Several inquiries received, over the years, for development of the eastern portion of this <br />motel site, have been denied, because any additional development would necessarily <br />reduce the already minimal landscaping of the motel site. <br /> <br />I strongly request that Council deny the proposed subdivison of the motel property, <br />and subsequent Walgreen site plan proposal, which I suggest would seriously decrease <br />the needed green area on the motel site, as well as increase the already complicated <br />traffic pattern at the County Road E I Lexington intersectio~ and at the railroad crossing <br />of Lexington Avenue. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />C~> ~;r~I9-<-1L~- <br /> <br />Dorothy J. Zehm \J <br />(former Arden Hills Zoning Administrator) <br /> <br />. <br />